| Subject | English | French |
| tech., mech.eng. | abrupt contraction of the duct | rétrécissement brusque du conduit |
| gen. | to accommodate the expansion and contraction of the water surge tank | expansion et contraction de l'eau |
| med. | Bumm contraction ring | anneau de contraction |
| met. | contraction allowance | double retrait |
| UN, clim. | Contraction and Convergence | Contraction et convergence |
| med. | contraction atelectasis | atélectasie par contraction |
| met. | contraction cavity | retassement |
| met. | contraction cavity | creux de tête |
| met. | contraction cavity | retassure |
| met. | contraction cavity | cavité de contraction |
| met. | contraction coefficient | coefficient de contraction |
| met. | contraction crack | crique de retirure |
| met. | contraction crack | crique de retrait |
| met. | contraction crack | crique de solidification |
| met. | contraction crack | déchirure |
| nat.res. | contraction cracks | fissures de retrait |
| nat.res. | contraction cracks | fissures de dessèchement |
| met. | contraction distortion | déformation au retrait |
| med. | contraction energy | énergie de contraction |
| med. | contraction heat | chaleur de contraction |
| econ., commer. | contraction in demand | contraction de la demande |
| fin. | contraction in output | contraction de la production |
| road.wrk. | contraction joint | joint de contraction |
| construct. | contraction joint | joint de retrait-flexion |
| construct. | contraction joint | joint de retrait |
| transp., construct. | contraction joint grouting | injection des joints de contraction |
| transp., construct. | contraction joints | joints de contraction |
| tech. | contraction mapping | application contractante |
| coal., met. | contraction modifier | inerte |
| coal., met. | contraction modifier | amaigrissant |
| coal., met. | contraction modifier | appoint modérateur |
| coal., met. | contraction modifier | antifissurant |
| agric. | contraction of brood nest | réduction du nid à couvain |
| agric. | contraction of brood nest | rapetissement du nid à couvain |
| agric. | contraction of brood nest | contraction du nid à couvain |
| med. | contraction of chromosomes | raccourcissement des chromosomes |
| med. | contraction of chromosomes | contraction chromosomique |
| industr., construct. | contraction of fabric | embuvage |
| econ. | contraction of margins | rétrécissement des marges |
| health. | contraction of metals | retrait des métaux |
| med. | contraction of veins | diminution du calibre veineux |
| astr. | contraction phase | phase de contraction |
| health. | contraction rate | taux de contraction |
| coal., met. | contraction rate | courbe de vitesse de contraction |
| coal., met. | contraction rate | vitesse de contraction relative |
| coal., met. | contraction rate | coefficient de contraction |
| mech.eng. | contraction ratio | rapport de contraction |
| med. | contraction ring | anneau de contraction |
| med. | contraction ring | anneau de Bandl |
| med. | contraction-ring dystocia | dystocie par hypercontraction de l'anneau de BANDL |
| met. | contraction rule | mètre à retrait |
| gram. | contraction rule | règle de contraction |
| nat.sc., chem. | contraction spheroid | septarium sans craquelures |
| pack. | contraction strain | crique de retrait |
| pack. | contraction strain | fissure de retrait |
| med. | contraction wave | onde de contraction |
| textile | fusion contraction shrinkage | retrait de fusion |
| med. | iris contraction reflex | réflexe lumineux |
| med. | iris contraction reflex | réflexe pupillaire |
| med.appl. | muscle contraction mechanogram | mécanogramme de contraction musculaire |
| med.appl. | muscle contraction mechanograph | mécanographe de contraction musculaire |
| mech.eng. | nozzle contraction area ratio | rapport des sections d'entrée et de col de tuyère |
| earth.sc. | pyrometer based on contraction of a solid substance | pyromètre basé sur le retrait d'une matière solide |
| med.appl. | uterine contraction amplitude | amplitude des contractions utérines |
| med.appl. | uterine contraction area | plan des contractions utérines |
| med.appl. | uterine contraction interval | intervalle des contractions utérines |
| med.appl. | ventricular contraction imaging | imagerie de contraction ventriculaire |
| construct. | water jet contraction coefficient | coefficient de compression du jet d'eau |
| met. | wrong contraction allowance | erreur dans la prévision du retrait |